As the summer holidays begin for lil’M…I get to sleep extra minutes in the morning and which according to me is utmost luxury at times. Getting up little late and sipping the hot tea in leisure without worrying about lunchboxes is ultimate bliss. I am not a tea addict as I mentioned in my earlier posts too…but I love my morning tea and want to sip it in peace. But on school days…the mornings will be crazy and I rarely get time to drink tea in leisure. If this is a routine of a normal housewife like me…I really wonder how the working women manage their household work in the morning and get ready for work. Kudos to you people…
Though milk tea is my favourite….and I prefer my morning cup of tea to be kadak (strong)…Sometimes I love to indulge flavoured no milk tea too…and as they say ‘Variety is Spice of Life’…I love trying out different teas and different tea flavours. Even I associate some teas with the seasons. Wondering how…??? During rains, Elachi wali Chai will soothe your senses, in winters, Adrak ki Chai will warm your senses and in summers a simple lemon tea, mint tea or iced tea will cool your senses. 🙂 To cool my senses this summer…I am making Mint Sulaimani, a lot these days. There is something soothing about the flavours of this tea. With the hint of refreshing mint, ginger, lemon and cardamom…this mint sulaimani is perfect summer drink to indulge.
Mint Sulaimani
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tbsp. Black tea powder
- 2½ cups of Water
- 8 fresh Mint leaves
- 2 tbsp. Lemon juice
- ¼ tbsp. chopped Ginger
- 1 Cardamom, crushed
- 2 tbsp. Honey
PREPARATION:
- In a kettle or vessel use to make tea, bring water to boil by adding chopped ginger, crushed cardamom and black tea powder. Boil this for 2-3 minutes and add turn off the flame.
- In another bowl combine lemon juice, honey and mint leaves. Now add the above made decoction and stir well.
- Sieve and serve immediately by adding fresh mint leaves.
- Add love to make this mint sulaimani taste ‘Yummy’.
bushrazblogs says
Wow, that looks awesome… 🙂 I don’t like tea but I’ll try this one… Thanks for sharing… 🙂
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Jamila Jones says
Well I am a coffee person myself, but I do drink tea ocassionally but not with milk and not teabags. I only drink the fresh herbs, as in mint tea with fresh leamon sometimes. Most of my friends are like you, the love tea oh, and my husband he drinks tea all day long, he likes his tea spicy with the cardomons, ginger all sorts. I might give your receipe ago but without the black tea. lol.
Fozia S says
Not heard of this one but it sounds good. Not a huge tea drinker but may have to give this a go
Noor says
I can’t forget to say your photos were very well captured! I love karak chai too and sometimes I can’t get it right so I better get it from McDonald’s via delivery. I will try my best to follow your recipe though.
Lilac Prose says
I’ve stopped drinking tea since last Ramadan for a couple of reasons, the topmost being the fact that it keeps me up at night. I’ve gone from 2 cups a day to 1 cup in a week, not even that sometimes but this article is making me crave tea right now! This recipe sounds really good and soothing! Plus your photography skills are on point! ^_^
Elizabeth Lymer says
Masha’Allah, I love the concept of making teas seasonal. It makes so much sense, subhanAllah. Jazakillahkhayr for opening my heart to this with an endearing recipe too. 🙂
Farhana Sharmeen says
I can almost smell the fragrant tea from here :). Thank you for sharing.
inspiredandfabulous says
This looks soo good. I love that it’s healthy too and is sweetened by honey (as opposed to sugar).